Taiwan問題90 · Household registration
When a husband and wife divorce by agreement, how is the exercise of rights and duties toward their minor children decided?
In the exam (Chinese)
夫妻協議離婚時，未成年子女的權利義務行使負擔如何確定？
- aThe husband alone decides.由夫一方決定。
- bThe wife alone decides.由妻一方決定。
- cThe husband and wife agree on it in writing.由夫妻雙方書面協議約定。Correct answer
Why?
Article 1055 of the Civil Code provides that when a couple divorce, who exercises and bears the rights and duties toward minor children is decided by agreement between the husband and wife; in a divorce by agreement it must be set out in writing.
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Source
The questions and answers come from the Ministry of the Interior’s official written question bank for the naturalization test (歸化測試), edition 114年11月 (November 2025), published by its Department of Household Registration. Exam questions held under laws and regulations are not protected by copyright in Taiwan (Copyright Act, art. 9 par. 1 item 5). The English translation and the explanations were made with AI; the written test itself is in Chinese. Not affiliated with the Ministry of the Interior, the National Immigration Agency or any household registration office.
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